Schools in South Gloucestershire
125 schools across 14 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 56 of 125 schools here that have a published grade.
South Gloucestershire has 125 schools across 14 towns — 93 primary, 14 secondary, educating around 41,340 pupils. 89% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (50 of 56). There are currently 23 open teaching jobs in South Gloucestershire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across South Gloucestershire.
South Gloucestershirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in South Gloucestershire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in South Gloucestershire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Yate Academy54.8Attainment 8
- 2The Castle School52.4Attainment 8
- 3John Cabot Academy52.1Attainment 8
- 4Winterbourne Academy52.0Attainment 8
- 5Downend School51.0Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in South Gloucestershire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Almondsbury
Alveston
Badminton
Bristol
Chippenham
Frampton Cotterell
Pilning
South Gloucestershire
Staple Hill
Stroud
Westerleigh
Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-Under-Edge
Yate
Outstanding Schools in South Gloucestershire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Beacon Rise Primary School
Bristol, South Gloucestershire· BS15 8NU
630 pupils
KS2: 89% met expected standard
Bromley Heath Infant School
Bristol, South Gloucestershire· BS16 6NJ
180 pupils
Culverhill School
South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire· BS37 8SZ
155 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Trust: ENABLE TRUST
New Siblands School
South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire· BS35 2JU
121 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Trust: ENABLE TRUST
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
South Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire· BS35 2QX
207 pupils
KS2: 73% met expected standard